EU Commission backs Poland government over constitutional court crisis

The European Commission supported Poland's parliament in appointing judges to the Constitutional Tribunal, aligning with Donald Tusk's government. This follows efforts to restore judicial independence after the previous PiS government's control over the judiciary. The Commission emphasized the Sejm's constitutional authority in these appointments, while the European Court of Human Rights mandated that judges appointed by the Sejm should not be obstructed. Tensions escalated as PiS leader Jarosław Kaczynski accused Tusk's administration of creating a police state, while Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski defended the government's actions as constitutional.